Fluid pressurization due to frictional heating on a fault at a permeability contrast

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Vredevoogd, Michael A ^a   Oglesby, David D ^a   Park, Stephen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; FRICTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE;

FAULT ZONE; FLUID PRESSURIZATION; FRICTIONAL HEATING;

TECTONICS;

FAULT PLANE; FAULT ZONE; FLUID PRESSURE; HEATING; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; STRESS;

EID: 36549002270     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030754     Document Type: Article

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